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I've always thought that chevron stitch is like the Cinderella of the bead-weaving world: you might not think that it looks like much at first glance, but once you see just how many things you can do with this off-loom bead-weaving stitch, you'll find yourself using it for everything! Chevron...

If there's one thing we beaders can be grateful for, it's the never-ending source of inspiration that we can find on the internet for our beading projects! I recently joined a wonderful online group of beaders, who are all committed to elevating the craft of beadwork into an art. One of the members...

Houndstooth check bracelet by Carol Dean Sharpe I love to design my own bead-weaving projects. Even if it's just something as simple as a bracelet made from embellished spiral rope, or a right-angle weave necklace made with seed beads and Czech glass pearls, one thing that I'm always on the lookout...

Learning how to create new chain maille weaves is something that I've really enjoyed doing since I first started learning how to make chain maille jewelry a few years ago! My latest project is this wonderful foxtail chain necklace by Sara (Graham) Richardson that uses handmade ceramic beads. I decided...

So, I was thinking the other day, and don't be mad, but really, it's time for me to start thinking about holiday gifts. I have a lot of people that I want to include on my list this year, including some of my favorite yoga teachers, my son's teachers at school, the awesome ladies who work...

For someone who struggled to learn how to do peyote stitch, I sure do use it a lot these days! Once I mastered the basic thread path, I realized that there's a whole lot of cool stuff you can do with peyote stitch: everything from making beaded bezels to bails for gemstone pendants to beaded ropes...

Kristen Stevens, AJE Contributor, and Jen VanBenschoten of Beading Daily at Bead Fest Philadelphia One of my favorite parts of Bead Fest Philadelphia this year was the opportunity I had to meet some of the wonderful bead making artists from the Art Jewelry Elements group . On my second day at the show...

Once you get hooked on beading with cabochons like I am, you want to work with cabochons of all sizes, shapes, and materials. Just looking at my haul from this year's Bead Fest Philadelphia, I noticed that I seemed to have purchased more cabochons than in previous years, most of which were made by...

Yes, it's time for my first installment of The Lazy Beader. I mean, when you think about it, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, right off the start. I can't think of any beaders who are actually lazy -- beading takes a ton of time and skill, am I right? It's taken me almost fourteen...

One of the perks of being the online editor for Beading Daily is that I get to preview a lot of great beading resources like books, magazines, videos, and online courses. So I jumped at the chance to preview the new Seed Bead Botany course, taught by bead artist Nancy Eha. For those of you who aren't...

Bead embroidery collar made using fringe and beaded backstitch techniques Have you ever looked at an amazing piece of bead embroidery and wondered what techniques the artist used to make it? Chances are, it was made using a combination of these two basic bead embroidery stitches: beaded backstitch and...

I love making beaded necklaces, and when I sit down to design a piece, it's usually a necklace. For a few years, my necklace making projects were all big, bold, and showy -- the bigger, the better. But lately, I'm starting to think differently about how I like my necklaces. There's a lot...

I remember buying my first spool of gauged wire. It was a little spool (maybe 30 feet) from my local bead shop. I needed a little piece for a jewelry project and I was ticked at having to buy so much. This was obviously a lifetime supply. I would never, ever use that much wire in my life. Yeah, right...

Ever since I made my first spiral rope, I've loved to make beaded ropes out of seed beads and my favorite off-loom bead-weaving stitches, and with the new TierraCast Maker's Collection of cord and rope ends with coordinating clasps, I was inspired to start stitching some new beaded ropes. Pretty...